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Rhinebeck

HydePark

West

Point

Poughkeepsie

Newburgh

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Hudson

One long street of

furniture and antiques

stores

115 miles

Beacon

A world-class modern

art museum

62 miles

Tarrytown

Several magnificent

Gilded Age mansions

and gardens

16 miles

The Cloisters

Medieval frescoes in a

castle overlooking

the Hudson

1 mile

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS

BARRY WINIKER/GETTY IMAGES ©

Hudson Valley

5 DAYS

115 MILES / 185KM

GREAT FOR ...

HBJ

BEST TIME TO GO

Grounds of historic

estates open mid-May

through September.

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ESSENTIAL

PHOTO

Valley view from Olana

for classic panorama.

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BEST FOR

FOODIES

It’s worth making a

pilgrimage to Blue Hill

at Stone Barns.

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Painters, presidents and captains of industry were beguiled by

the breathtaking river views this drive affords. The mansions still

stand, as do forested parks, museums and a military academy.